Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-01

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sNo matter-at presentr
sIts nothing serious, williaml" asked ArA
0ightbody, with languid wifely concern
sNe, nothing Il there . light in my
s1ndyr
~YA But bsfors you 60. can you give
- Z momsnt or twpr
n. Rightbody turned littls inpatieutly
tpward hi wife. She bad thrown hersek
lnnguidly q Tie sofa; her hair was slightly
AinnEsanesd, and part Of . slippered foot
~ visfble. She might have bssn finely
1ufmsd woman; but sxsn her careless desha-
M lsft ~ esnxal imprsniou that shs was
nvuely hannslsd throughout. and that any
ontsu1nAicn oe wenanly charm was undsr
vigxsm sanitary survsfllanc&
s1fxA Marvin told ~ tonight that hr scn
Hads no ssrst oe hi ssrtous ataachmnt for
81 Alics, and that, Il Mas satiz6ed, Mr..
Marvin wsud bs Glad to confer with you as
oneAs
h infxmatssn id nct sssm to absorb
II. Riehtsedys wandering attention, but
saAAr hxsassd III impatince He said
Idly thas b weuld speak sf that te-mer-
~, and partly by way Of rsprisal, and partly
= dismin ~ subjsct, adasd:
Punffivsly Jamo must pay seuae attention
- register - ths thsrmometer. 1t was
svw n dags to-nisht, and TIE ventilating
dEafb vas closed IN ths drawing room."
sThat w. bseanas PrsfeDor Ammon ut
nsar Il, ~ H. "a gsntlsmans tcnsis are -
| .snG1HivA"
sus oueAt 10 know frem Dr.. Dyer Doit
- gsesma1ic and regular exposure to
hrnnehap stimulates the mucous membrane;
vAils nxsd air over dxty degrees invari-
4 am afraid, William" interrupted MrA
nightbody, with feminine adrcitnes, adopt
~ her husbands topic with view Of thsre-
y directing him from II; 1I'm afraid that
cple do not yet appreciate the substitution
hUdillcn for punch and ices. I observed
that Mr. Spendee declined it, and, I fancied,
hooked disappointed. The hbrine and wheat
a nqusur glasses passed quite unnoticed,
TO-"
sAnd yet each half drachm contained the
80O3t0kIC0 VI . R&S4ks4 VI O<cAs
IN surprised at Spondeel" continued Mr..
Rishtbody, aggrievedly. @Exhausting his
brain and nerve force by the highest creative
efforts Of the Muse, he prefers perfumed and
diluted alcohol favored with carbonic acid
ena Even Mrs. Faringway admitted to p,s
that the sudden lowering Of the temperature
q the stomach by the Introduction of
ko-
GYes; but she took lemon ice at the last
Durothea reception. and asked me If had
observed that the lower animals refused their
food at temperature over sixty degrees"
NJ. Rightbody again moved impatiently
towards the door. Mrs. Rightbody eyed him
curiously.
sYou win not write, hopei DR.. Kep-
pler told me tonight that your celebral
symptoms intsrdicted any prolonged mental
kptrain."
1r must consult few paper" !" responded
|Mr. Rightbody, curtly. a. he entered his
library.
Il was richly furnished apartment, NOR
bidly severe in its decora. ions, which were
ymptomaAc Of q gloomy dyspepsia of art,
than quite prevalent. A few curios, very
uely, but providentally equally rare, were
scattered about. There were various bronzes,
unrblss and casts, all requiring explanation,
a % fulfilling their purpose Of promoting
uvsrsation and exhibiting the erudition of
sir ownw. There were souvenirs of travel
ifh . history, old bric-a-brac with pedigree,
e little or nothing that challenged attention
itself alone. In all cases the superiority
the owner to his possessions was admitted.
y . natural result nobody ever fingered
here, the servants avoided the room and no
hih was ever known to play in it.
Mr.. Rightbody turned up the gas and from
cabinet Of drawers precisely labeled, drew
package Of letters These he carefully ex-
Dmined. All were discolored and made dig
hiisd by age, but some, in their original
)ereshness, must have appeared trihing, and
lnconistent with any correspondent Of Mr..
Rghtbody. Nevertheless, that gentleman
spqut some moments In carefully perusing
lhdm, occasionally referring to the telegram
h his hand Suddenly there was . knock at
~ door. Mr.. Rghtbody started, made .
hAlf-unconscious movement to return the
httqn to the drawer, turned the telegram
facD downwards, and then, somewhat harshly,
mmersd:
Ehi Whose thersi Come in"
7 beg your pardon, papa" said very
~ girl, entering, without, however, the
htest trace Of apology or awe in her man.
and taking chair with the self-posses-
and familiarity of habitue Of the
@but knew it was not your habit to
write late, 80 supposed you were not busy.
am on my wa to bed"
She was 80 very pretty, and withal 50 ut
t1gly unconscious VI it, or perhaps so con-
osiously superior to it, that one was provoked
mo more critical examination of her face.
Int this only resulted in a reiteration Of her
dty, and perhaps the added facts that her
ark eyes were very womanly, her rich COM
1oxion eloquent and her chissled lips full
npugh to be passionate or capricious, not
1f1astnnding that their general effect suggest
neither caprice, womanly weakness nor
ION
With the instinct Of an embarrassed man,
II! Rightbody touched the topic he would
havs preferred to avoid.
Il suppose we must talk over tomorrow"
Ae hssitated, athis matter Of yours and Mr..
darvin'sl Mrs. Marvin has formally spoken
your mother"
1Aias Alice lifted her bright eyes intelli-
ntly, but not joyfully, and the color of
IN, rather than embarrassment, rose to
1pmd cheeks.
Yes, he said she would" she answered,